Our Vision

Restored and diverse bush parks, supporting the spiritual and physical wellbeing of current and future generations, achieved in partnership with the Albury Wodonga regional community.

Mission

Parklands "modus operandi" is;

• To engage the regional community in the planned and cost effective development of the bush parks with a recreational and conservation perspective.
• To assist in the creation of the linkage of major parks, trails and facilities throughout all bush parks to enhance the lifestyle for everyone.
• To provide services to clients as a cohesive team that are respectful, practical and apply the best available environmental, community development and cultural practices.

Values

Six core values have been identified that underpin the future planning and activities of Parklands Albury Wodonga.   These values guide the development of Parklands' Constitution, its planning and its policies as it undertakes its journey towards achievement of its vision:

• Sustainability. The principles of sustainable development ensure Parklands' decisions are for the long term.
• Regionality and uniqueness. The bush parks surrounding and within the urban areas of Albury-Wodonga promoted as a regional asset. These bush parks have a special significance: their open space is part of the regional structure providing diversity of recreational pursuits.
• Accessibility and availability. Visitors seek to access the bush parks along its tracks, roads and along the waterways. These lands need to project a welcoming and user friendly face.
• Quality and enjoyment. Parklands aims to provide quality facilities in terms of project design, quality of landscape and quality of openness to enhance the naturalness whilst providing peace and quietness experiences for visitors.
• Innovation and creativity. Parklands will be innovative in applying techniques to protect and enhance the ecological resources of the bush parks.
• Effective use of resources. The acceptance of ‘quality' as a core value extends to the provision of value for money in what Parklands does within the bush parks.

Guiding Principles

The Board will achieve its vision by:

• developing policy in accordance with best practice social, ecological and recreational principles
• considering the needs of present and future generations in all policy decisions,
• ensuring that the community has appropriate input into all strategic planning and policy development,
• facilitating a common public vision for the development and management of the Parklands in order to ensure community 'ownership', and 
• ensuring Parklands achieves financial substainability.